Incidents

P&O Cruises ship Arvia
Accidents

MAIB cites planning and lift control failures in fatal accident on P&O cruise ship

Alan Bosworth
Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman
Incidents

Danger zone widens as unknown projectile strikes vessel off UAE

Reuters
US forces board the sanctioned tanker Davina in the Indian Ocean
Crime & Piracy

US tightens grip on Iranian oil trade with sanctions on 17 tankers

Reuters
UK forces boarded the Russian "shadow fleet" tanker Smyrtos
Crime & Piracy

UK sanctions 12 tankers helping Russia evade oil curbs

Reuters
Alfa Watan
Incidents

Syria demands inquiry into Black Sea sinking with nine Syrians missing

Reuters
Ukrainian naval drones hit the tanker Kairos in the Black Sea, November 2025
Acts of War

Turkey urges world powers to prevent Black Sea from becoming next war front

Reuters
Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman
Tankers

Iran threats put critical Strait of Hormuz tanker routes on edge

Reuters
HMNB Devonport
Crime & Piracy

Royal Navy sailor charged over plot to leak data to unnamed foreign power

Reuters
Map of Cuba
Crime & Piracy

US intercepts 90 fuel shipments bound for Cuba in latest crackdown

Reuters
The Guardia Civil interceptor Río Odiel
Crime & Piracy

Three arrested following 50kg cocaine seizure at Spain's Algeciras Port

Will Xavier
VL Prosperity
Crime & Piracy

Hackers accessed tanker’s propulsion system off Texas, investigators say

Alan Bosworth
Strait of Hormuz
Tankers

Tanker traffic faces growing peril in Strait of Hormuz as weekly attacks surge

Reuters
Desna, an electric river ferry built by Russian shipyard Emperium for operation in Moscow
Ferry

Moscow's 2035 electric river fleet target may depend on private operators, expert says

Jens Karsten
The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush docks at the NATO Marathi Pier Complex in Souda Bay, Greece, October 9, 2022, during a scheduled port visit. Naval Base
Naval

NATO member Greece is cementing its security alliance with the US

Reuters
Alfa Watan
Incidents

No survivors found: Bulgaria ends search for crew of drone-hit Black Sea vessel

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Incidents

12 injured in attack on tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Will Xavier
Filo Jet in 2024
Accidents

Northern Cyprus ferry tragedy victims to pursue legal claims through newly formed association

Jens Karsten
The burning oil that had supposedly spilled from the tanker Aframax Rio after it suffered an onboard fire while off Sochi, Russia, October 6, 2026
Incidents

Tanker catches fire following suspected drone strike in Black Sea off Russia

Will Xavier
Alfa Watan
Acts of War

Suspected Russian drone strike sinks merchant ship off Bulgaria, crew missing

Reuters
A Robert Allan Ltd-designed 24-metre tug
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Fairplay Towage orders six tugs to expand global fleet

Jens Karsten
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